Union is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 13,000 people and four associated neighborhoods, Union is the 68th largest community in Missouri. Union has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Union, where the median household income is $71,760.00.Unlike some cities, Union isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Union are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Union is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Union who work in office and administrative support (11.38%), management occupations (9.56%), and sales jobs (8.64%). Also of interest is that Union has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.00% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The percentage of people in Union who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.62% of adults in Union have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Union in 2022 was $33,008, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,032 for a family of four. However, Union contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Union is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Union home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Union residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Union include German, Irish, English, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Union is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Other Indo-European.
